Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Schedule MARCH 3 7 a.m. Registration for MBNA Superbike Tour riders. crew. sponsors and guests open till 4 p.m.: AMA build· ing at Speedway. MBNA Superbike Tour tech inspection open till 5 p.m. RegistratIOn begIns for Daytona Dirt Aiders Association dual-sport ride; ride starts at 9 a.m.: Tomoka Fanms Road. west of Speedway: 9041761·6123. 8 a.m. Registration begins for Daytona 200 Motorcycle Club's 12th annual Alligator Road Tour: ride begins at 10 a.m.; clubhouse is half a mile west of Interstate 4 on U.S. Route 92: 904/672-3927. Practice for all MBNA Superbike Tour classes till 11:50a.m. Harley-Davidson Ride·ln Bike Show registration till 11 a.m.; Wild Olive Ave., near auditorium. 9 a.m. American Motorcycle Institute (AMI) open-house tours till 5 p.o<. AMI campus. 3042 W. Interna· tional Speedway Blvd.: 800/874-0645. Excelsior·Henderson motorcycle and accessory show; Peabody Auditorium, Wild Olive and Audi· torium Blvd.. till 6 p.m.: 612/873-7000. Honda Rider's Club of America display tent and hospitality area open till 5 p.m. (all riders welcome) in front of Winston Tower. Speedway: 3101783· 3958. Harley-DaVidson demo rides. till 3 p.m.: northeast comer of Speedway grounds. Excelsior-Henderson demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. . Yamaha demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Triumph demo rides, till 4 p.m.:'Spe<,dway. Suzuki demo ndes. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Kawasaki demo rides. aftermarket accessory show and Good TImes Owners Club hospitality area till 5 p.m.: Speedway. Victory demo rides. tillS p.m.; Speedway. BMW demo rides. till 4:30 p.m.: sign-up at 8 a.m.. Speedway. 9:30a.m. . Tenth annual AMI Brute Horsepower Shoot-Out (dynamometer horsepower competition). till 4 p.m.: AMI campus. 3042 W. International Speed· way Blvd.: 800/874-0645. 10 a.m. Twelfth annual Daytona Antique & Classic Motorcycle Auction and Vintage Bike Meet. featuring J. Wood auction preview and AMA/Will Stoner Swapmeet. till 6 p.m.: Edmunds Center. Stetson University. De land: auction: 3521795·8895: swap meet: 4401543·0632. Bike Week Welcome Center open till 10 p.m.: 503 Main SI.: 904/255·0981. Harley-Davidson and Buell Indoor Show open till 5 p.m.; Ocean Center. British & European Daytona Bike Rally. till 3 p.m.: Klassix Auto Museum. 2909 International Speed· way Blvd.: 9041252·3800. 11 a.m. Harley·Davidson Ride·ln Bike Show. judging till 4 p.m.: awards at 4:30 p.m.: Wild Olive Ave. (west side of Ocean Cenler), 1 p.m. International Motorcycle Show open till 6 p.m.: outside Speedway main grandstand. Buell demo rides: Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) hospitality area at Speedway: till 6 p.m. Practice for all MBNA Superblke Tour dasses. till 4:50 p.m. Registration and tech Inspection for the 49th annual Alligator Enduro. sponsored by the Daytona Dirt Riders: Tomoka Fanms Road. west of Speedway: 9041761-6123. 5 p.m. Chris Carter radio show. recorded at Ramada Inn opposIte Daytona International Speedway until 7 p.m. Tape·delay ainng on WNDB 1150 AM. 7 p.m. AHRMA Awards Banquet: De land Holiday Inn; advance ticket sales only: 715/842·9699. MARCH 4 7 a.m. Registration open for MBNA Superbike Tour riders. crew, sponsors and guests till 4 p.m.: AMA build,ng at Speedway. MBNA Supertlike Tour tech inspection open tillS p.m. 8 a.m. Practice for all MBNA Supertlike Tour classes till 11:40a.m. Southeast Amateur National Championship dirttrack races. including AHRMA Vintage National: Volusia Speedway Park. Barberville: 90417884709. 9a.m. Start of 49th annual Alligator Enduro: Tomoka Fanms Road. west of Speedway: 9041 761·6123. American Motorcycle Instltute open-house tours till 5 p.m .. AMI campus. 3042 W. International Speedway Blvd.; 800/874·0645. International Motorcycle Show open till 6 p.m.; outside Speedway main grandstand. AHRMAIOhio Valley BSA Owners Club vintage ride: Edmunds Center. Stetson University. De Land: concours outside Edmunds Center. con· cours registration 10 a.m.: show ends 3 p.m.: 4071774·6669. Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle and accessory show: Peabody Auditorium. Wild Olive and Auditorium Blvd.. till 6 p_m_: 612/873·7000. Honda Riders Club of America display tent and hospitality area open till 5 p.m. (all nders welcome) in front of Winston Tower: 31 01783·3958. Harley.DaV'ldson demo rides. tIll 3 p.m.: northeast comer of Speedway 9rounds. Buell demo ndes: Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) hospitality area at Speedway: till 3 p.m. Excelsior·Henderson derno rides. till 4 p.m.; Speedway. Yamaha demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Triumph demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Suzuki demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Kawasaki demo tides, aftermarket accessory show and Good Times Owners Club hospitality area at Speedway. till 5 p.m. Victory demo rides. till 5 p.m.: Speedway. BMW demo rides. till 4:30 p.m.: slgn·up at 8 a.m.: Speedway. 9:30 a.m. Tenth annual AMI Brute Horsepower Shoot-Out (dynamometer horsepower competition), till 4 p.m.: AMI campus. 3042 W. International Speedway Blvd.: 800/874-0645. 10 a.m. Twelfth annual Daytona Antique & Classic Motor· cycle Auction and Vintage Bike Meel. featuring J. Wood auction preview and AMA/Will Stoner Swapmeet. till 6 p.m.; Edmunds Center. Stetson University. De land: auction: 3521795·8895: swap meet: 440/543·0632. Bike Week Welcome Center open WI 10 p.m.: 503 Main SI.: 9041255·0981 . Harley.Davidson and Bueil Indoor Show open till 5 p.m.: Ocean Center. 12:40 p.m. Pro Honda Oils 600cc Super Sport qualifying. till 1:30 p.m. 1:40 p.m. ProgressIVe Insurance Pro Thunder qualifying. till 2 p.m. 2:10 p.m. The Interstate Batteries Race for the Pole. MBNA Superbike qualifying for the Daytona 200. 11114:20 p.m. 4:30 p.m. lockhart·Phillips USA 750cc Super Sport qualifying. till 5:20 p.m. 5 p.m. Chris Carter radio show. recorded at Ramada Inn opposite Daytona International Speedway until 7 p.m. Tape·delay airing on WNDB 1150 AM. 7:30 p.m. Honda Rider's Club of America dinner with the Honda race teams (HRCA members only); tickets must be purchased by February 15: 3101783·3958. MARS pavement Pro-Am half mile: Vol uSia Speedway Park. BarbeIVille: 843/626·9455. MARCH 5 7 a.m. Registration for MBNA Superbike Tour crew. sponsors and guests open till 4 p.m.: AMA building at Speedway. MBNA Superbike Tour tech inspection op.en till 5 p.m. 8 a.1IL Practice for all MBNA Superbike Tour classes till 11:20a.m. 9 a.m. Open-house tours till 5 p.rn.. Amencan Motorcycle Institute (AM/) campus. 3042 W. International Speedway Blvd.: 800/874·0645. International Motorcycle Show open till 6 p.m.: out· side Speedway maIn grandstand. Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle and accessory show. Peabody Auditorium, Wild Olive and Auditorium Blvd.. tiil 6 p.m.; 612/873·7000. Honda Rider's Club of America display tent and hospitality aJ:ea open till 5 p.m. (all riders welcome) ,n front of Winston Tower: 31 01783·3958. Harley-Davidson demo ndes. tIll 3 p.m.: northeast corner of Speedway grounds. Buell demo rides: Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) hospitality area at Speedway: t,lI 3 p.m. Excelsior-Henderson demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway (comer of Midway and International Blvd.> Yamaha demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Triumph demo rides. lill4 p.m.: Speedway. Suzuki demo rides. till 4 p.m.: Speedway. Kowasaki demo rides. aftermarket accessory show and Good Times Owners Club hospitality area at Speedway: till 5 p.m. Victory demo rides. till 5 p.m.: Speedway. BMW demo rides. till 4:30 p.m.: sign·up at 8 a.m.: Speedway. 9:30a.m. Tenth annual AMI Brute Horsepower Shoot-Out (dynamometer horsepower competition). till 4 p.m.: AMI campus. 3042 W. International Speed· way Blvd.: 800/874·0645. 10 a.m. Twelfth annual Daytona Antique & Classic Motorcycle Auction and Vintage Bike Meet. featUring J. Wood auction preview and AMA/Will Stoner Swapmeet. lIlI 6 p.m.: Edmunds Center. Stetson Univers,ty. De Land; auct,on: 3521795·8895: swap meet: 440/543·0632. Bike Week Welcome Center open t1ll 10 p.m.: 503 Main SI.: 904/255·0981. Harley·DOVIdson and Buell Indoor Show open till 5 p.m.; Ocean Center. Registration and tech inspection open till noon for Hot Shoe NatIOnal Short Track; Daytona Munici· pal Stadium. Classic & Custom Japanese Daytona Bike Rally. till 3 p.m.: K1asslX Auto Museum. 2909 International Speedway Blvd.: 904/252·3800. 12:20 p.m. Final MBNA Superbike qualifying sessions for Day· tona 200: t,1I2:10 p.m. 1 p.m. Registration for Daytona Supercross by Honda open till 6 p.m.. for riders and mechanics: AMA building at Speedway: no registration for riders or mechanics on Saturday. Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) ride to Day· tona, led by Erik Buell. departs Dick Fanmer's H. D/Buell: 46 N. Orange Blossom Trail. Orl~ndo: 407/423·0346. 2:20 p.m. Professional road race finals. till 5 p.m. lockhart-Phillips USA 750cc Super Sport (1 Slaps) 250cc Grand Pri",heat races (five laps each) Pro Honda Oils 600cc Super Sport (18 laps) 5 p.m. Chris Carter radio show, recorded at Ramada Inn opposite Daytona International Speedway until 7 p.m. Tape·delay airing on WNDB 1150 AM. 6 p.m. Pits open for autograph session till 7:30 p.m.. Hot Shoe National Short Track. Daytona MunIcipal Stachum. Ducati and Ducati Online Bike Show and Dinner: Daytona Beach Senior Center on City Island: all bikes in show must be entered by 6 p.m.: dinner follows at 7 p.m.• featurtng Eraldo Ferracei and Ducati racers: e-mail: veloce916@aol.com; 9541764·3847. 8:30 p.m. Heats and semis begin for Hot Shoe National Short Track: Daytona MuniCipal Stadium. 10:25 p.m. Hot Shoe National Final: Da na Municipal Stadium. MARCH 6 7 a.m. Registration for Daytona Supercross by Honda open till 1 p.m. for guests. manufacturers. bonusaward sponsors and officials; AMA building at Speedway: no rider or mechanic registration. no credentials sold. will-coli only, 8 a.m. Eleventh annual American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation Breakfast. De Land Holiday Inn; guest spea'ker Mert lawwill. 1969 Grand National Champion and star of ~On Any Sunday": purchase tickets by February 24: 614/856·1 gOO. Rat's Hole Custom Chopper Show. till dusk: Ocean Center parking lot: 904/257·1824. 8:30a.m. Supercross practice. 9 a.m. American Motorcycle Institute open-house tours till 5 p.m .. AMI campus. 3042 W. International Speedway Blvd.: 800/874-0645. AMA Risk Management Workshop, AMI campus. 3042 W. International Speedway Blvd.: 614/856- 1900. International Motorcycle Show open till 6 p.m.: outside Speedway main grandstand. MBNA Superblke Tour registratton for crew. sponsors and guests open till 1 p.m.; AMA building at Speedway. Riders Association of Tnumph (RAT) Run to De leon Spnn9s State Park for a pancake breakfast: meet at park,ng lot. Volusia Shoppmg Mall. opposite Daytona International Speedway: everyone welcome: prize drawmgs for RAT members: 770/631·9500. Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle and accessory show: Peabody Auditonum. Wild Olive and Audi· torium Blvd.. till 6 p.m.: 612/873·7000. Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAG) ride. led by. Erik Buell. sponsored by Daytona H·D/Buell. departs Buell demo site: meet for coffee and donuts at 8 a.m.: 9041253·2453. Honda Rider's Club of America display tent and hospitality area open till 5 p.m. (all riders welcome) in front of Winston Tower; 310/783-3958. Harley-Davidson demo rides. till 3 p.m.: northeast comer of Speedway grounds. Buell demo rides: Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAGJ hospitality area at Speedway: till 3 p.m. Excelsior-Henderson demo rides. tUl 4 p.m.: Speedway. Yamaha demo rides. till 2 p.m.: Speedway. Triumph demo rides. till 2 p.m.: Speedway. 9a.m. Suzuki demo rides. till 1 p.m.: Speedway. Kawasaki demo rides. aftermarket accessory show and Good TImes Owners Club hospitality area at Speedway. till noon. Victory demo rides. till noon: Speedway. BMW demo rides on infield track only. till 4:30 p.m.: s'gn-up starting al 8 a.m. at Gate 50: Speedway. 10a.m. Twelfth annual Daytona Antique & ClaSSIC Motorcycle Auction and Vintage BIke Meet. featuring J. Wood auction and AMAlWiIl Stoner Swap Meet. till 6 p.m.; auctIon begins at 2 p.m.; Edmunds Center. Stetson University. De Land: auction: 3521795-8895: swap meet: 4401543·0632. Bike Week Welcome Center open till 10 p.m.: 503 Main SI.: 904/255·0981. Harley-Davidson and Buell Indoor Show open till 4 p.m.: Ocean Center. Registration and tech inspection open till noon for Daytona Short Track. opening round of Grand National Dirt Track Series: Daytona Municipal Stadium. 11 a.m. Supercross qualifying heats. Harley-Davidson Meet the Racers. with factory dirt track and superbike race teams: till noon: Ocean Center. 12 p.m. Harley·Davidson MDA Auction; Ocean Center. Grand National Cross Country amateur/semi-pro races. A TV classes only: registration 9 a.m.: Paradise Park in Macon. GA (1-16 to exit 6 Huber Sgoda Rd. N.. 3 miles): Racer Productions: 304/284-0084. 12:50 p.m. Opening ceremonies. 29th Daytona Supercross by Honda. followed by 125cc and 250cc heat races: 15·lap 125cc final· 3:45 p.m.: Daytona Super. cross 250cc final (20 laps) • 4:20 p.m. 5 p.m. Chris Carter radio show. recorded at Ramada Inn. opposite Daytona International Speedway til 7 p.m. Tape-delay airing on WNDB 1150 AM. 6 p.m. _ Pits open for autograph sessions till 7:30 p.m. for Daytona Short Track: Daytona Municipal Stadium. 8:30 p.m. Heats and semis begin for Daytona Short Track~ Daytona Municipal Stadium. 10:25 p.m. AMA Daytona Short Track Final: Daytona Municipal Stadium. MARCH 7 7:30 a.m. Blessing of the Bikes; SI. Paul's Catholic Church. U.S. Route 1: followed by a ride to Bellair Plaza for parade start: 9041255·0981. 8 a.m. Harley-Davidson Parade formation till 9 a.m.; leaves Bellair Plaza to Speedway. Registration opens for MBNA Superblke Tour crew. sponsors and guests till 11 a.m.: AMA building at Speedway. MBNA Superbike Tour tech InspectIon opens. 9 a.m: Practice for all MBNA Superblke Tour classes till 10 a.m. International Motorcycle Show open till 1 p.m.: outside Speedway main grandstand. Honda Rider's Club of America display tent and hospitality area open till 5 p.m. (all riders wei· come) In front of Winston Tower: 3101783·3958. Buell demo rides: Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAGJ hospitality area at Speedway; bll 1 p.m. BMW demo rides. till noon. sign-up at 8 a.m.; Speedway. 10a.m. Bike Week Welcome Center open t,lI 10 p.m.: 503 Main SI.: 904/255·0981. Harley Heaven opens at Speedway; Tum 3 grand· standS. Grand National Cross Country amateur/semi-pro races. motorcycle classes (C and Super Senior only); registration 8 a.m.: A. B and Pro classes at 1 p.m.; registration 9 a.m.: Paradise Park in Macon. GA (1·16 to exit 6 Huber Sgoda Rd. N .. 3 miles): Racer ProductIOns: 304/284·0084. 10:30 a.m. Buell owners meet at Buell Riders Adventure Group (BRAGl hospitality tent at Speedway to watch Pro Thunder race. Georgia National Championship semi-pro/youth motocross: registration 7 a.m.; Echeconnee Moto·X in Macon. GA <1-475 bypass. exit 1. left on U.S. 80. 2 miles to Knoxville Rd .. left 7 miles. track on left): 9121788·8227 or 91 21788·04 13. 11 a.m. 250cc Grand Prix final Cl8 laps). Noon Progressive Insurance Pro Thunder final (11 laps). 1 p.m. Opening ceremony and award presentations. 1:15 p.m. Si9hting lap for the MBNA Superbike final. 1:30 p.m. 58th Daytona 200 by Arai (57 laps). CI/I

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